1 Faculty of Remanufacturing Engineering, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China 2 No.65331 Unit, PLA, Jilin 132012, Jilin, China 3 China North Vehicle Research Institute, Beijing 100072, China
Ultrasonic welding of 2A12-T3 and 2A11-O aluminum alloy was carried out and effects of ultrasonic welding parameters on the welded interface bonding were studied. The welded interface microstructure was investigated via scanning electron microscope (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results show that favorable welded interface bonding with a linear weld density approaching 100% is obtained at ultrasonic welding vibration amplitude of 30μm and welding duration of 0.2s. Argon shield shows influence on the linear weld density. When the vibration amplitude is 15m, argon shield can improve the linear weld density; when the vibration amplitude is 30m, argon shield has no obvious influence on the linear weld density. Ultrasonic welding bring about ripple or vortices plastic flow at the welded interface, with accompanying dynamic recovery and continuous dynamic recrystallization, which result in the welded interface microstructure consisting of dislocation tanglings, dislocation cells, sub-grains and fine grains.
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